Race 6 (420)
GAY EIGHTIES HANDICAP Rating:60-40 1800m Sha Tin Good To Firm
Section 1
Placing | Horse No |
Horse Name | Jockey | Gear | Comment |
1 | 14 | RIGHT FRAAR (CE024) | W M Lai | B2 | Thereabout 2Ls off the lead in slow tempo. Kicked home strongly final 300 M to snatch victory inside 50 M. |
2 | 6 | PACIFIC ALLIANCE (CC230) | S Sanders | B/H/TT | Midfield or worse and on rail. 2Ls down upon straightening. Ran on gamely in straight but got outsprinted by the winner close home. |
3 | 7 | SILVER MARK (CE226) | B Prebble | B1 | Took lead approaching 1400 M. Hung out from 800 M. Kept on well in straight but got caught by the first pair final 50 M. |
4 | 10 | KNIGHT TEMPLAR (CC021) | G Schofield | B | Towards rear. Widest turning in. Made up good ground final 200 M to secure a distant 4th. |
5 | 9 | RED WINE HONEY (CE287) | S Dye | B | At rear. Made up good late ground without threatening principals. |
6 | 11 | POSA (CE337) | E Saint-Martin | SR | At rear. On heels and proved difficult to settle for a considerable distance after 1000 M. Made up good late ground but simply set too big a task. |
7 | 13 | FILEBO (CE214) | Y T Cheng | -- | Midfield or better. Hung in and proved difficult to settle in the early stages. Steadied and shifted in when crowded near 300 M. Kept on without looking dangerous thereafter. |
8 | 1 | DANSOLDE (CE157) | D Whyte | V | Midfield or behind. Kept on without quickening in straight and was not ridden out after being tightened inside 50 M. |
9 | 5 | MONZA KING (BV280) | H W Lai | B | At rear. Only ran past beaten runners in straight. |
10 | 8 | CAPABILITY (CE094) | C Soumillon | B/TT | Led early before settling in 2nd place with no early pace. Never ran on in straight and dropped out quickly 100 M out. (Abnormal breathing noise, mucopus and see Racing Incidents.) |
11 | 4 | SUPER IDEAL (CC223) | C K Tong | -- | Mainly forward of midfield. 3Ls or so back at 1200 M. 1L down turning in. Ran on until weakened badly 100 M out. |
12 | 12 | SPECIFIC SORCEROR (CA321) | R Fradd | B | Forward of midfield about 3 to 4Ls off the lead but wide. Carried wider at 1500 M and again at 800 M when improving to 3rd about 1L back. Unable to quicken in straight and checked when already giving ground 100 M out. |
13 | 3 | GOOD VIEW SUCCESS (CE237) | C Brown | TT | Midfield or better but trapped 5-deep. Improved and to be 2Ls back at 1000 M. One-paced upon straightening before retreating quickly final 200 M. (See Racing Incidents.) |
B : | Blinkers | BO : | Blinker with one cowl only | CC : | Cornell Collar | CP : | Sheepskin Cheek Pieces |
CO : | Sheepskin Cheek Piece One Side | E : | Ear Plugs | H : | Hood | P : | Pacifier |
PC : | Pacifier with cowls | PS : | Pacifier with one cowl | SB : | Sheepskin Browband | SR : | Shadow Roll |
TT : | Tongue Tie | V : | Visor | VO : | Visor with one cowl | XB : | Crossed Nose Band |
"1" : | First time | "2" : | Replaced | "-" : | Removed |